2026Still countingUnofficial results
2026 election for Maryland Delegate District 35B
Maryland House of Delegates · Maryland
Derek Howell leads Blessing Oluwadare by 37.3 points with 100% of the expected vote counted. The race has not been called.
Multi-member delegate districts
Derek HowellRepublican · leading
68.6%9,800
Blessing OluwadareDemocrat
31.3%4,466
NonpartisanNonpartisan
0.1%16
100% of the expected vote counted · 14,282 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 10:41 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No DemocratDerek Howell
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Raised by the campaign
$38.6K
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Spent by the campaign
$33K
Campaign money: Maryland State Board of Elections, through Oct 18, 2026.
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Oct 18, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Blessing Oluwadare
- <1%
- Derek Howell
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+31.5